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Serena

2014

Susanne Bier

Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, Toby Jones, Rhys Ifans ...

4.8

3,433

Drama. Romance In Depression-era North Carolina, the future of George Pemberton's timber empire becomes complicated when it is learned the his wife, Serena, cannot bear children.

	Author	Review
United States	Guy Lodge Variety	"Susanne Bier's long-shelved period piece is a compellingly problematic anti-romance. (...) An arrestingly nihilistic Depression melodrama, marked by courageous performances and exquisite production values"	POS
United States	Stephen Dalton The Hollywood Reporter	"'Serena' only has one key flaw: it is difficult to believe a single word of it, still less to care about these relentlessly selfish and short-sighted characters."	NEG
United Kingdom	Mark Adams Screendaily	"The film is (...) defined by impressive performances, striking production design and lustrous cinematography."	POS
United States	Oliver Lyttelton IndieWire	"'Serena' isn't bad enough to be some kind of potential cult classic: it's tedious, with even the stranger moments and plot developments failing to raise the pulse."	NEG
United Kingdom	Angie Errigo Empire	"Commercially it looks a disaster. Artistically, if very far from a triumph, it's interesting, almost held together by its charismatic stars. (...) Rating: ★★ (out of five)"	NEU
United States	Charlie Lyne Vulture	"This is a film full of unremarkable compromises - the kind that result in a bland film rather than a bad one."	NEG

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